Transmission dynamics and pathogenesis differ between pheasants and partridges infected with clade 2.3.4.4b H5N8 and H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses
A. H. Seekings, Y. Liang, C. J. Warren, C. K. Hjulsager, S. S. Thomas, F. Z. Lean, A. Nunez, P. Skinner, D. Selden, M. Falchieri, H. Simmons, I. H. Brown, L. E. Larsen, A. C. Banyard, M. J. Slomka
This study compares the transmission and pathogenesis of H5N8 and H5N1 HPAIVs in pheasants and partridges, finding differences in susceptibility and viral spread between species.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2023Microbiology